We are currently facing global challenges that cause huge threat to the population, for example, global warming which threatens plant production and an antimicrobial resistance crisis. It is vital to discover new biotechnological applications that can provide solutions to overcome these challenges. Microorganisms thriving in extreme environments emerge as a source of novel biotechnological applications due to their characteristics to adapt to extreme conditions such as extreme low or high temperatures, pH level, UV radiation, and atmospheric pressure. Moreover, as a result of the evolution to those harsh conditions, they have evolved genetic and molecular adaptations that can be used in biotechnological studies.
In this context, extremophilic microbes have been proposed as an untapped source for natural products, valuable enzymes for industry, novel contaminant degradation pathways, and potential bioindicators of climate change. Advances in studying microorganisms from these extreme environments will provide a novel technological approach to apply culture and culture-independent techniques to fast-track the discovery of new enzymes and drugs. Such biotechnological applications include soil biostimulation and amendments to improve plant growth, temperature and drought resistance, and molecules with antifungal, antibiotic, and antibiofilm properties.
This Research Topic is focused on recent advances in biotechnological research on microorganisms identified in extreme habitats, and producing molecules with applications in health, food production, industry, and environment.
The topics of interest are:
• Biotechnological application of extremophilic microorganisms including, bacteria, fungi and micro-algae;
• Molecules from extreme environments and their application in agriculture, food industry and biomedicine;
• Advances on biotechnological studies of extremophilic microorganisms;
• Cutting-edge technologies for bioprospection of extremophilic microorganisms.
We encourage submission of Original Research, Review and Mini Review articles.
This Research Topic was coordinated by Dr. Kattia Núñez-Montero, researcher at Costa Rica Institute of Technology.
We are currently facing global challenges that cause huge threat to the population, for example, global warming which threatens plant production and an antimicrobial resistance crisis. It is vital to discover new biotechnological applications that can provide solutions to overcome these challenges. Microorganisms thriving in extreme environments emerge as a source of novel biotechnological applications due to their characteristics to adapt to extreme conditions such as extreme low or high temperatures, pH level, UV radiation, and atmospheric pressure. Moreover, as a result of the evolution to those harsh conditions, they have evolved genetic and molecular adaptations that can be used in biotechnological studies.
In this context, extremophilic microbes have been proposed as an untapped source for natural products, valuable enzymes for industry, novel contaminant degradation pathways, and potential bioindicators of climate change. Advances in studying microorganisms from these extreme environments will provide a novel technological approach to apply culture and culture-independent techniques to fast-track the discovery of new enzymes and drugs. Such biotechnological applications include soil biostimulation and amendments to improve plant growth, temperature and drought resistance, and molecules with antifungal, antibiotic, and antibiofilm properties.
This Research Topic is focused on recent advances in biotechnological research on microorganisms identified in extreme habitats, and producing molecules with applications in health, food production, industry, and environment.
The topics of interest are:
• Biotechnological application of extremophilic microorganisms including, bacteria, fungi and micro-algae;
• Molecules from extreme environments and their application in agriculture, food industry and biomedicine;
• Advances on biotechnological studies of extremophilic microorganisms;
• Cutting-edge technologies for bioprospection of extremophilic microorganisms.
We encourage submission of Original Research, Review and Mini Review articles.
This Research Topic was coordinated by Dr. Kattia Núñez-Montero, researcher at Costa Rica Institute of Technology.